Altoona couple accused of stealing $60K in Amazon packages
By Marcus McIntosh
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ANKENY, Iowa (KCCI) — Two Altoona residents are accused of stealing nearly $60,000 in Amazon packages while working as Amazon Flex drivers, Ankeny police said.
Brandon and Madison Kelderman turned themselves in Wednesday morning and are each charged with first-degree theft, a class C felony.
Police said the Keldermans, as Flex drivers, used their personal vehicles to pick up packages from an Ankeny distribution center and then failed to deliver them.
The alleged thefts occurred between Aug. 22 and Sept. 7 after Amazon reported a spike in undelivered parcels.
“We were alerted to this through loss prevention at Amazon. They contacted us and filed a theft report. Essentially, they noticed that several packages had gone missing,” said Sgt. Trevor McGraw, Ankeny Police. “They provided the suspect information.”
Investigators executed a search warrant at the couple’s Altoona home and said they found at least two pallets of undelivered packages from various states.
According to the Polk County Jail website, the Keldermans were released from jail Tuesday afternoon.
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